2024 NanoWrimo Story

Oct. 22: - Setting: Definitions List

Oct. 22: - Setting: Definitions List ▼
(1) Create a list of definitions (see below) in a format easy to edit and expand.
(2) Optional: Brainstorm and describe an object critical to the plot. Add to definitions list.

In your definitions list, you'll flesh out details that you'll want to remember later for consistency. You won't have to dig through pages of scribbled notes to find whatever you decided about these definitions - they will all be compiled into a neat list / binder / database / note cards / whatever your favorite form of organization happens to be.

Example definitions for the Harry Potter series:
*Bullet* rules of magic
*Bullet* the Ministry of Magic
*Bullet* modes of transportation (apparition, Floo network, portkeys, flying, etc.)
*Bullet* the four Houses at Hogwarts
*Bullet* the sword of Gryffindor (note: this would also make a good plot background story)

Non-speculative examples requiring definitions:
*Bullet* a fictional student organization to which your protagonist belongs
*Bullet* the fictional company or division of the FBI for whom your protagonist works
*Bullet* the disease afflicting your protagonist, which is a real condition you need to research
*Bullet* the antique artifact your protagonist intends to heist

NOTE: You can revise this list at any time, so this revision is not expected to be fully accurate or complete.

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The locket - split into 7 pieces for Jacob to find and retrieve. (front, back, chain, and 2 pictures that are in half) Jacob must retrieve and reassemble the locket, and then he must wear it while washing in a basin/pool while speaking words over himself to break the evil spell that was cast on his family.

talisman - goes with the locket. It has the family shield on it.

The prophet - The wise old man Jacob goes to in order to understand the curse that must be broken from his family.

The evil sorcerer - a powerful sourcerer hired by the current King to keep things in his favor.